Gephardt Campaign Announces Michigan Youth 4 Gephardt

     Detroit, MI - Rep. Dick Gephardt today announced the formation of Michigan Youth 4 Gephardt, a statewide
     grassroots organizing effort to get young people involved in his campaign for the presidency.

     "I am proud to be involved with Michigan Youth 4 Gephardt," said Isaac Robinson, Membership Director for
     Michigan Young Democrats and Michigan Youth 4 Gephardt. "Young people on campuses across this state are
     worried about finding a good job when they graduate and Congressman Gephardt is the only candidate with a plan
     to create jobs and keep good paying jobs in this country. Under President Bush’s leadership,
     we’ve lost thousands of jobs in Michigan. Dick Gephardt understands the real problems families in
     Michigan are facing." Alana Jackson, Chair of the 14th District Young Democrats and University of Detroit-Mercy
     Students 4 Gephardt added "As a wife, mother, student, and union member, Dick Gephardt stands for what is
     important to me and I am proud to be supporting him."

     Michigan Youth 4 Gephardt is part of the national Students for Gephardt organization. Today, the campaign has
     organizers on more than 70 high school and college campuses across the country and continues to grow. Students
     for Gephardt have already led a canvassing road trip from Michigan to Iowa, organized door-to- door and visibility
     efforts in New Hampshire and hosted campaign forums in Pennsylvania. The campaign also has a Students for
     Gephardt website that features a blog for students to comment on campaign activities and communicate with each
     other, students for Gephardt event slideshows, student-focused literature available for download, a listserve to
     keep students informed of campaign events and a grassroots primer to help students coordinate events in their
     school community.

     Students for Gephardt Link: http://students.dickgephardt2004.com

     MICHIGAN YOUTH FOR GEPHARDT:

     Richard Bernstein, community activist and member of the Wayne State Board of Governors
     Alanna Jackson, Chair of the 14th District Young Democrats and University of Detroit-Mercy Students 4 Gephardt
     Isaac Robinson Membership Director, Michigan Young Democrats
     Rinia Shelby (Detroit) Young Democrat activist
     Nick Krieger (Luddington), member of the State Central Committee from the Second Congressional District, Wayne
        State University Students 4 Gephardt
     Mike Plutschuck, President, Central Michigan University College Democrats and CSU Students 4 Gephardt
     David Cohen and Jen Mahn, Oakland County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Marti Murphy, Bay County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Jon Monger and Ilya Ross,Co-Chairs; University of Michigan Students 4 Gephardt
     Ashley Davis (Detroit) and Michael Mendez (Allen Park); Wayne State Students 4 Gephardt
     John Shaski, Michigan State University Students 4 Gephardt
     Kim Bowman- Calhoun County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Travis Plowden University of Detroit- Mercy, Students 4 Gephardt
     Shatoya Buckley- Wayne County Community College Students 4 Gephardt
     Tim Gardner-Detroit Attorney, Wayne County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Cynthia Overton, Youth Disability Scholar and Northville Youth 4 Gephardt
     Kristal Kilgore, Westland Youth 4 Gephardt
     Jeff Murray, Plymouth Youth 4 Gephardt
     Sussanah Still, Kaitlin Towner and Amiel Herrera, Washtenaw County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Joshua Cantor, Gabriel Slabosky, Ingham County Youth 4 Gephardt
     Mike Kozlowski, Macomb County Youth For Gephardt
     Jessica Badt, Kalamazoo Youth 4 Gephardt
     Joseph Person, Birmingham Youth 4 Gephardt
     Catlin Watt, Royal Oak Youth 4 Gephardt
     Andrew Landau, West Bloomfield Youth 4 Gephardt